ITVX Streams All 11 Harry Potter & Fantastic Beasts Films Free
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- ITV struck a deal with Warner Bros. Discovery to stream all 11 Harry Potter and Fantastic Beasts films for free on ITVX for an undisclosed period, with the franchise's 25th anniversary as the backdrop.
- The package adds 8 Harry Potter films and 3 Fantastic Beasts films to ITVX, and the films will also air on ITV1 and ITV2 during the streaming window.
- ITVX has grown nearly 60% over the past four years to 16.5 million monthly active users, a figure ITV's content chief said the new deal is meant to build on.
- Darren Nartey, ITV's head of content acquisitions, said the platform is "extremely proud" to make the "iconic British films" available to "old and new fans" during the summer holidays and beyond.
- The Harry Potter film franchise has grossed more than $9.6 billion worldwide at the box office, underscoring the catalog value ITV is bringing in.
Why it matters: For ITV, securing a 25th-anniversary catalog of films that have grossed $9.6 billion worldwide is a free, ad-supported lure against subscription rivals like Netflix and Disney+ heading into peak summer viewing — and one timed to the kind of nostalgia moment that historically spikes rewatches.
